Tecoma plant named ‘Balbahrise’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct cultivar of  Tecoma  plant named ‘Balbahrise’, characterized by its dark yellow and greyed yellow-orange colored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit, is disclosed.

Latin name of genus and species of plant claimed: Tecoma stans.

Variety denomination: ‘Balbahrise’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Tecomaplant botanically known as Tecoma stans and hereinafter referred to bythe cultivar name ‘Balbahrise’.

The new cultivar originated in a controlled breeding program in ArroyoGrande, Calif. during March 2015. The objective of the breeding programwas the development of Tecoma cultivars having early continuousflowering and upright, well-branched habits.

The new Tecoma cultivar is the result of self-pollination of theproprietary Tecoma stans breeding selection coded 19553, not patented,characterized by its dark yellow and greyed yellow-orange coloredflowers, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, uprightgrowth habit. The new cultivar was selected as a single flowering plantwithin the progeny of the above stated self-pollination during May 2016in a controlled environment in Arroyo Grande, Calif.

Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal stem cuttings sinceMay 2016 in Arroyo Grande, Calif. has demonstrated that the new cultivarreproduces true-to-type with all of the characteristics, as hereindescribed, firmly fixed and retained through successive generations ofsuch asexual propagation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following characteristics of the new cultivar have been repeatedlyobserved and can be used to distinguish ‘Balbahrise’ as a new anddistinct cultivar of Tecoma plant:

-   -   1. Dark yellow and greyed yellow-orange colored flowers;    -   2. Dark green-colored foliage; and    -   3. Moderately vigorous, upright growth habit.

Plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of the parent primarily inhaving more branches per plant and more inflorescences per plant.

Of the many commercially available Tecoma cultivars, the most similar incomparison to the new cultivar is Bahama Yellow ‘Balbahel’, U.S. PlantPat. No. 30,667. However, in comparison, plants of the new cultivardiffer from plants of ‘Balbahel’ in at least the followingcharacteristic:

-   -   1. Plants of the new cultivar have a dark yellow and greyed        yellow-orange flower color while plants of ‘Balbahel’ batter        have a medium yellow-colored flower color.    -   2. Plants of the new cultivar have smaller flowers, as measured        by depth and diameter, than plants of ‘Balbahel’; and    -   3. Plants of the new cultivar have more leaflets per leaf than        plants of ‘Balbahel’.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photographs show, as nearly true as it is reasonablypossible to make the same in color illustrations of this type, typicalflower and foliage characteristics of the new cultivar. Colors in thephotographs differ slightly from the color values cited in the detaileddescription, which accurately describes the colors of ‘Balbahrise’. Theplants were approximately 18 weeks old and were grown for approximately10 weeks in an outdoor nursery in Elburn, Ill.

FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of the overall growth and flowering habitof ‘Balbahrise’.

FIG. 2 illustrates a close-up view of an individual flower of‘Balbahrise’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The new cultivar has not been observed under all possible environmentalconditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that the phenotype mayvary somewhat with variations in the environment, such as temperature,light intensity, and day length, without, however, any variance ingenotype.

The chart used in the identification of colors described herein is TheR.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England,2015 edition, except where general color terms of ordinary significanceare used. The color values were determined in August 2019 under naturallight conditions in West Chicago, Ill.

The following descriptions and measurements describe approximately18-week-old plants produced from cuttings taken from stock plants.Plants were given one pinch at transplant into a 3.5-inch pot and weregrown for 3 weeks before transplant into an outdoor nursery in Elburn,Ill. Plants were then grown for approximately 10 weeks. Measurements andnumerical values represent averages of typical plants.

-   Botanical classification: Tecoma stans ‘Balbahrise’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female and male parents.—Proprietary Tecoma stans breeding            selection coded 19553, not patented.-   Propagation:    -   -   Type cutting.—Softwood cutting.        -   Time to initiate roots.—Approximately 14 to 21 days.        -   Time to produce a rooted cutting.—Approximately 5 to 7            weeks.        -   Root description.—Medium thickness.        -   Rooting habit.—Freely branching; medium density.-   Plant description:    -   -   Commercial crop time.—Approximately 14 to 20 weeks from a            rooted cutting to finish in a one-gallon container.        -   Growth habit and general appearance.—Shrub, moderately            vigorous, upright.        -   Hardiness.—USDA Zone 8 (10° F. to 20° F.).        -   Heat tolerance.—Regularly tolerates temperatures as high as            40.6° C. (105° F.) in the summer.        -   Size.—Height from soil level to top of plant plane:            Approximately 59.0 cm. Width: Approximately 67.0 cm.        -   Branching habit.—Freely branching. Pinching improves basal            branching. Aspect: Erect to approximately 45° from center.            Quantity of branches per plant: Approximately 2 main stems            per plant with approximately 6 lateral branches per stem.        -   Lateral branches.—Strength: Strong. Length to base of            peduncle: Approximately 23.0 cm long. Diameter:            Approximately 5.0 mm to 8.0 mm. Length of central internode:            Approximately 3.2 cm. Texture of young stems: Glabrous with            lenticels of approximately 1.0 mm in length. Texture of            mature stems: Rough, woody. Color of young stems: 146A with            lenticels of 199B. Color of mature stems: 146A tinted with            187A in sun, becoming woody N199B with age.-   Foliage description:    -   -   General description.—Form: Compound, odd-pinnately.            Arrangement: Opposite. Fragrance: None detected. Quantity of            leaflets per leaf: Approximately 9 to 11.        -   Leaves.—Aspect: Acute to perpendicular to stem. Shape of            overall leaf: Ovate. Shape of leaflets: Elliptic to oblong.            Margin: Serrate. Apex: Cuspidate. Base: Rounded to oblique.            Venation pattern: Pinnate, reticulate. Length of mature            leaf: Approximately 15.0 cm. Width of mature leaf:            Approximately 13.0 cm. Length of terminal leaflet:            Approximately 6.5 cm. Width of terminal leaflet:            Approximately 2.7 cm. Length of lateral leaflet:            Approximately 6.0 cm. Width of lateral leaflet:            Approximately 2.7 cm. Texture of upper surface: Glossy,            rugulous. Texture of lower surface: Sparsely pubescent.            Color of upper surface of young foliage: 146A with venation            color of 146C. Color of lower surface of young and mature            foliage: Closest to 146B with venation color of 146C. Color            of upper surface of mature foliage: 137A with venation color            of 146B.        -   Leaf petiole.—Length: Approximately 4.0 cm. Diameter:            Approximately 3.0 mm. Texture: Glabrous. Color of upper and            lower surfaces: 146B to 146C.        -   Leaflet petiole.—Length: Approximately 4.0 mm to sessile.            Diameter: Approximately 1.0 mm. Texture: Glabrous. Color of            upper and lower surfaces: 146B to 146C.-   Flowering description:    -   -   Flowering season.—‘Balbahrise’ is free flowering under            outdoor growing conditions with substantially continuous            blooming in warm climates.        -   Lastingness of individual inflorescence on the            plant.—Approximately 5 to 7 days.        -   General description.—Terminal panicles. Aspect: Facing            upward to outward. Fragrance: Slight, sweet in evening.            Quantity inflorescences per plant: Approximately 7.            Diameter: Approximately 14.0 cm. Height: Approximately            15.0 cm. Quantity of flowers per inflorescence:            Approximately 1 to 4 with up to 9 at peak flower.        -   Peduncle.—Strength: Strong. Shape: Rounded. Aspect: Erect to            about 90° from branch axis. Length: Approximately 3.0 cm.            Diameter: Approximately 3.0 mm to 4.0 mm. Texture: Sparsely            pubescent. Color: 146A.-   Flower description:    -   -   General description.—Type: Salverform, flared trumpet.        -   Bud.—Rate of opening: Generally takes 7 to 10 days for bud            to progress from first color to fully open flower.        -   Bud just before opening.—Shape: Obovoid. Depth:            Approximately 3.1 cm. Diameter: Approximately 1.0 cm. Color:            172A to 172B with N163C to N163D on dorsal surface.        -   Corolla.—Depth: Approximately 4.5 cm. Diameter:            Approximately 3.5 cm.        -   Petal lobes.—Quantity: 5, imbricate near base. Petals are            fused at base forming a corolla tube. Shape: Ovate.            Appearance: Dull, wavy. Margin: Entire. Apex: Rounded.            Length from throat: Approximately 1.2 cm. Width:            Approximately 1.7 cm. Texture of upper and lower surfaces:            Glabrous. Color of upper surface when first and fully open:            15B with upper petals having an overlay of N163C. Color of            lower surface when first and fully open: 15C with upper            petals having an overlay of N163B.        -   Corolla tube.—Length: Approximately 3.5 cm. Diameter at tube            opening: Approximately 1.2 cm. Diameter at base:            Approximately 2.0 mm. Texture of inner surface: Glabrous.            Texture of outer surface: Glabrous. Color of inner surface:            15B with throat opening and venation of N163A. Color of            outer surface: 15C with an overlay of N163A to N163B            primarily on ventral surface.        -   Calyx.—Shape: Cup, with five acute tips. Margin of free            portion: Entire, ciliate. Length: Approximately 5.0 mm.            Diameter: Approximately 3.0 mm. Texture of inner and outer            surfaces: Glabrous. Color of inner and outer surfaces: 144A.        -   Pedicel.—Strength: Strong, flexible. Aspect: At an acute            angle. Length: Approximately 5.0 mm. Diameter: Approximately            1.0 mm. Texture: Glabrous. Color: 144A.        -   Reproductive organs.—Androecium: Stamen quantity: 4 per            flower, didynamous, adnate to tube, fixed portion glandular            pubescent, anthers sparsely pubescent. Stamen length: Longer            pair of approximately 3.0 cm and shorter pair of            approximately 2.5 cm. Filament length of fixed portion:            Approximately 1.0 cm. Filament color: 145D. Anther shape:            Divergent. Anther length: Approximately 3.0 mm. Anther            color: 8D. Pollen amount: Sparse. Pollen color: 155D.            Gynoecium: Pistil quantity: 1 per flower. Pistil length:            Approximately 3.0 cm. Stigma shape: Two-lipped. Stigma            length: Approximately 2.0 mm. Stigma color: 145B. Style            length: Approximately 2.3 cm. Style color: 145C. Ovary            length: Approximately 5.0 mm. Ovary color: 144B.-   Seed and fruit production: Neither seed nor fruit production has    been observed.-   Disease and pest resistance: Resistance to pathogens and pests    common to Tecoma has not been observed.

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Tecoma plant named‘Balbahrise’, substantially as herein illustrated and described.